Feb 2nd

Santa Barbara CA Real Estate – The Downtown Area Sales Statistics Year End 2008

2009

Categories: Downtown Neighborhood, Market Statistics / Updates

Here is a brief visual view of the overall 2008 sales in The Downtown Neighborhood of Santa Barbara CA. The highest sale in the Santa Barbara MLS for 2008 in The Downtown Neighborhood was a single family home for $ 2.2 Million on East Figueroa Street.  The lowest sale in The Downtown Neighborhood was a condo for $ 389,000 on West Gutierrez. Further Reading: Downtown Area Information Santa Barbara Market Statistics The Montecito Area The Samarkand Area The Mesa Area The Upper East Neighborhood - Information and Statistics The San Roque Neighborhood The Hope Ranch Area Is My Santa Barbara Realtor a Neighborhood Area Specialist? Looking for a Qualified and... Read more

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Aug 19th

Taking Sides on Future Path for Downtown Santa Barbara Real Estate Projects

2008

Categories: Downtown Neighborhood

As more and more larger multi-unit Santa Barbara real estate development projects get presented to the City of Santa Barbara for approval, discussions abound over the future development path the city is taking with these luxury condo projects.  In layman's terms, the debate is clear and simple. Side A: Wants to have strong height restrictions in place and preserve the "beauty" of Santa Barbara Side B: Wants to avoid urban sprawl and therefore would like to build inward with less height restrictions than what currently exist In my view, the politics of this debate have not been too prevalent as far as topics of conversation go... Read more

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